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Game Highs

Defense

  • Tackles: 4, at ARZ (4/26/03)
  • TFL: 2, at DAL (4/5/07)
  • Sacks: 2, three times, last vs. NYD 4/18/08
  • Fumble Recoveries: 1, at GRR 6/16/07
  • Forced Fumbles: 2, twice, last vs. NYD 4/28/08
  • Pressures: 16, vs. LAA 6/21/08
Career Highlights

Enters his fifth season in the AFL and third with the Storm…Finalist for 2008 AFL Defensive Player of the Year, Second Team All-Arena, Tampa Bay Storm Defensive and Lineman Player of the Year…Has played with the af2 Quad City Steamwheelers, AFL’s Carolina Cobras and New York Dragons, NFL’s New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints…Nashville acquired McGill from Utah where he was on the team’s exempt list while with the Packers…Storm acquired him via a trade in Week 3 of 2007 with the Nashville Kats for receiver…In 2007 he led the team in tackles for a loss and tied for the team lead in sacks..

2008 season

McGill played in and started 15 games, missing the season finale with a sprained ankle…Named a finalist for AFL Defensive Player of the Year…Led team in pressures, tied for most forced fumbles and finished second on the team in tackles for a loss and sacks…Named Defensive Player of the Game in Week 13…Garnered All-Arena Second Team honors…3/1 at Kansas City: Started at NG, assisted on two tackles…3/7 vs. Georgia: Started a NG and got solid pressure on Greisen…3/16 at New Orleans: Started at NG, accumulated six pressures…3/29 at Philadelphia: Recorded third career two-sack game, led all defensive linemen with three tackles…4/5 at Columbus: Started at NG, collected third sack in two games…4/13 vs. Arizona: Started at NG, no sacks but had five pressures…4/18 vs. New York: Started at NG, recorded two tackles and forced two fumbles as he put constant pressure up the middle…4/26 at Orlando: Started at NG, recorded sack on Orlando’s final drive to seal the victory, finished game with 1.5 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble…5/5 vs. Chicago: Started at NG…Had 10 pressures…5/9 vs. New Orleans: Started at NG…Had five pressures…1.5 tackles…5/16 at Grand Rapids: Started as NG, put heavy pressure on MacPherson forcing him into two of four interceptions…5/23 vs. Cleveland: Started at NG…Had nine pressures and one tackle…5/31 at Georgia: Started at NG, recorded 1.5 tackles and 11 pressures…6/7 vs. Orlando: Started at NG, was a disruptive force up the middle with five pressures…6/14 at San Jose: Started at NG and harassed Grieb all night with 16 pressures…6/21 vs. Los Angeles: Inactive.

2007 season

Earned ADT Defensive Player of the Game twice, Week 12 and Week 16…Led team with 63 QB pressures and sev¬en tackles for a loss…Tied for team lead with five sacks…Acquired via trade with Nashville Kats for wide receiver Demetris Bendross…Had two games with two sacks…Scored a defensive touchdown against Grand Rapids…Started all 13 games he appeared in with Storm… Played first two games of the season with the Nashville Kats…Game Highs: Tackles – 3.5 at Grand Rapids (6/16)… Sacks – 2, twice, last at Grand Rapids (6/16)…Forced Fumbles – 2 at Grand Rapids (6/16)… Fumble Recoveries – 1 at Grand Rapids (6/16)…Tackles for a loss – 3, at Grand Rapids (6/16)…3/2 vs. Orlando: On Nashville Kats Roster… 3/10 at Dallas: On Nashville Kats Roster… 3/17 vs. Georgia: On Refused to Report list as he was traveling from Nashville to Tampa… 3/23 vs. New York: First game with Storm, started at NG and accumulated one tackle and four QB pressures… 3/31 at San Jose: Started at NG and registered two tackles and two QB hurries…4/7 vs. New Orleans: Started at MACK LB position and registered first PBU of the season as well as six pressures and 0.5 tackles…4/14 at Orlando: Returned to NG and recorded two tackles and two QB pressures …4/29 vs. Columbus: Started at NG and recorded 0.5 tackles and three QB hurries…5/6 at Austin: Break out game of 2007…Started at NG and garnered two sacks for a loss of 14 yards and four QB pressures…5/12 at L.A.: Started at NG and harassed Sonny Cumbie all game as he accumulated nine QB hurries…5/18 vs. Arizona: Named ADT Defensive Player of the Game…Started at NG and continued to be a disruptive force on the defensive line as he recorded 10 QB pressures on Sherdrick Bonner…5/26 at Georgia: Started at NG as the Georgia offensive line held him to only five pressures…6/2 at New Orleans: Set a then season-high three tackles as he started at NG… Had two tackles for a loss, one sack, one forced fumble and six QB hurries…6/9 vs. Philadelphia: Started at NG, had a quiet game with two tackles and five pressures…6/16 at Grand Rapids: Named ADT Defensive Player of the Game…Started at NG, recorded a season high 3.5 tackles and three tackles for a loss, tied a season-high two sacks, forced two fumbles and recovered one fumble for a touchdown and added three QB hurries…6/23 vs. Austin: Started at NG, did not record any tackles but did tally four QB pressures…PLAYOFFS – 6/30 vs. Columbus: Started at NG and corralled 1.5 tackles and one pressure.

2004 season

Started nine of the 13 games he played in, amassing 14.5 tackles, one sack, two pass breakups and one forced fumble for the Dragons…Recorded 3.5 tackles through the first six games of the season including a two tackle performance in Week 6 at Tampa Bay 3/14…DNP in Weeks 7-9…In Weeks 10-13, New York won three out of four games and McGill recorded six total tackles in the process … The Dragons dropped two of their three final games, McGill recorded 4.5 tackles during the stretch including a season high 2.5 tackle performance against the Orlando Predators 5/23.

2003 season

Started 11 of 14 games for the Cobras, recording 13.5 tackles and two sacks on the season…Did not record any statistics in Weeks 1-5…Erupted with a two-tackle performance in Week 6 vs. Las Vegas 3/9… In Weeks 7-11, McGill registered 6.5 tackles for the Cobras…DNP play in Week 12 vs. Georgia 4/18…Recorded a season high-four tackles at Arizona 4/26…Recorded one tackle in the final three games of the season…The Cobras finished the season winless at 0-16.

Other Professional Experience

Has spent time on practice squads and in training camps with the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers…Worked out with the Baltimore Ravens in fall of 2007…Signed by New Orleans Saints prior to 2008 season, ruptured a tendon in foot and was released…Spent preseason with Montreal Alouettes in 2009.

College Career

Played two seasons at Illinois as a pass-rush specialist…Finished with two tackles in 1999…Played in two games in 1998 and finished with two tackles and a sack before suffering a knee injury… Majored in speech.

Personal Info

Hometown is Chicago, IL where he attended Lakeview High School.

Transactions

2/11/10: Signed by Tampa Bay Storm
8/7/09: Waived by Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
2/25/09: Signed by Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
8/11/08: Activated by Tampa Bay Storm
8/05/08: Waived -Injured from New Orleans Saints (NFL)
8/04/08: Signed by New Orleans Saints as unrestricted free agent (NFL)
3/13/07: Acquired by Tampa Bay Storm from Nashville Kats
10/11/06: Acquired by Nashville Kats from Utah Blaze
6/01/06: Released from Green Bay Packers (NFL)
1/03/06: Signed by Green Bay Packers active roster from practice squad (NFL)
12/21/05: Waived from Miami Dolphins practice squad (NFL)
10/13/05: Signed to Miami Dolphins practice squad (NFL)
9/27/05: Drafted with the third selection in the 2005 expansion draft by Utah Blaze
9/04/05: Claimed off waivers by Miami Dolphins (NFL)
9/03/05: Waived from New York Jets (NFL)
2/19/05: Allocated to Hamburg Sea Devils (NFLE)
9/25/04: Signed to New York Jets (NFL) practice squad
11/13/03: Acquired by New York Dragons from Carolina Cobras
7/09/03: Re-signed with Carolina Cobras
11/11/02: Signed by Carolina Cobras as undrafted free agent
1/31/02: Signed with the Quad City Steam Wheelers (af2)